The first settlers in Bikacs arrived much earlier than officially reported in 1735-1736 and unlike other settlements in Tolna County it was the only totally Heidebauren community both from its inception and for most of its history.The origins of this group of settlers were from the Counties of Vas, Moson and the area around the Neusiedler See, the region known as the Heideboden.

Caspar Aigeton (Eichorn)

Mathias Fogli (Fogl/Vogl)*

Mathias Gross*

Melchior Gross*

Mathias Hackstock

Michael Hanol

Mathias Mailinger (Meidlinger)

Gregorius Maten (Matern)

Martin Pamer

Joannes Nics (Nitsch, Nix)

Martin Singer

Mathias Paul

Mathias Smass (Schmausser)

Paulus Smidt (Schmidt)*

Michael Smit (Schmidt)*

Joannes Taibel (Teubel)

Gregorius Vimmer (Wimmer)

A later listing of the early settlers from 1738-1739 includes some additional families:

Hans Michael Engel

Jakobus Hackl

Michael Hagn (Hagen)

Joannes Hiczer

Gregorius Keim (Vas County)

Andreas Kracher

Michael Lehner

Mathias Meixner

Laurentius Steiner (Stinner)

Sebastian Strobel

Johann Andreas Vali

Joannes Wurm

Other family names that have not been noted but were prominent in Bikacs both in the past and up to 1946 when most of the community was expelled from Hungary: